2016Yearbook_Flipbook

2016

THE I SR I SCRAP YEARBOOK

Recovered Paper - U.S. Exports In addition to being consumed by domestic paper mills, the paper and fiber recovered in the U.S. helps to meet growing export demand as well. In 2015, the U.S. exported nearly 21.6 million short tons of recovered paper and fiber valued at more than $3.1 billion. By grade, corrugated exports accounted for 49 percent of all U.S. recovered paper and fiber exports last year, followed by mixed paper and old newsprint exports. China is the largest export market for U.S. recovered paper, with recovered paper export sales to mainland China alone valued at $1.9 billion in 2015.

U.S. Paper Stock Export Sales byMajor Destination, 2014 & 2015 ($)

0 200,000,000 400,000,000 600,000,000 800,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,200,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,600,000,000 1,800,000,000 2,000,000,000

U.S. PAPER STOCK EXPORTS (short tons)

JAN-DEC 2015 10,641,583

CORRUGATED

HIGH GRADE DEINKING

670,196

MIXED

4,702,576 2,209,421

PRINTED NEWS

PULP SUBSTITUTES

967,261

OTHER

2,389,524

Source: U.S. Census Bureau/U.S. International Trade Commission 2014 2015

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